Symposum on the Idea of a University in the 1990s : 29% increase in student demand at UCG

Abstract

Ireland's demographic structure is such that demand for university places from 18-year-olds will continue to grow for at least a decade. In this we differ from other EC countries. CAO figures for 1990 support this interpretation. First-preference applications for university entrance next autumn are up by 5.2 per cent on last year. This figure hides great variations between institutions. Thus, the demand at University College Galway is extraordinarily high at 29.2 per cent over the 1989 figure. Indeed, UCG applications account for 41 per cent of this year's increased national demand for student places.